2 fresh takes on the lwd

The little white dress is almost synonymous with summer, but these ladies (straight from Pitti Uomo in Florence) offer two uber cool ways to wear them. Top: a sleeveless, short (obviously) number with a whimsical tasseled hem and accessorized to perfection with a Céline bag, the ubiquitous Birkenstock sandal and a mini bandana tied at the ankle. Above: short (again, duh), raw edge hem, with a haphazardly-draped voluminous coat and a chunky sandal expertly anchors the entire look.

Tommy Ton for style.com

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This photo just screams summer. Asymmetric tank dress, here.

nastygal

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Drawstring tank dress at American Apparel

Complex Geometries white square hood tank dress at oak

LaRok 'La Fête' dress at shopbop

Voile shirtdress, Only Hearts at shopbop

Rose Cordero in Calvin Klein

Its almost (officially) summer. The time for one's color palettes to "lighten up". I won't be ditching my blacks any time soon but I will be adding a lot more white to my outfits. Summer calls for lighter, airier pieces...one piece in particular is the little white dress, or, LWD. The LBD's counterpart is is becoming a perennial staple in many closets with heavier fabrics for winter and the cooler months but I think its almost necessary to have an easy, breezy, not-a-care-in-the-world LWD for summer. That said, I don't actually have one..but I'm looking! I'm kind of picky.